deflate
Example Sentences
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Taken along with the overall stink that still hangs on the Globes, which joins the general toxicity wafting in the air a mere 11 days into 2026, however, it’s all pretty deflating.
From Salon
In the early 2000s, as the dot-com bubble deflated, stocks fell as valuations normalized.
From Barron's
On the day after Christmas, Caldeira drives past Santas and reindeer that have already begun to deflate as he listens to audio books and sips his berry energy drink.
In another, a TCU running back was busting his way through tackles on third and long, rumbling his way into the end zone, deflating any delusions of grandeur.
From Los Angeles Times
In its wake, he launched a newsletter he said would share his latest big thesis with investors, focusing on why the AI stocks would deflate.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
